Bath-tub attachment.



F. R. LITTON. BATH TUB ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.6, 1911.

Patented Jan.28,1913;

mwwboz tachments, of which the following is a speci- To bu whom it mayconoem 1 rUL'roN R. LITTON, or ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

BATH-TUB ATTACHMENT.

Be it known that-I, FULTON R. LrrroN, a citizen of the United 'States,residing at Albuquerque, in the county of "Bernahllo and State of NewMexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bath-TubAtfication.

The present invention provides for partitioning off a-bath" tub,whereby'the same- 'may'lbe adapted for bathing children, or as titio'ntothe-tub in the located position, the parts being so constructed as toinsure aa foot tub, or'for use as a sitz-bath, the purpose being toprovide'a partition-which may belocatedat any required'point inthe'length of the tub, and means for securing the parclose-joint betweenthe partitionand the and readily removed as may be desired.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularlyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out inthe appended claim.

Referring to the drawi' View of part of a ath tub showing themventionapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of the attachment, the dottedlines showing pivotal movement of the hooks and the operation of thecast off. Fig. 3 is a section on the line :vw of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line yy of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view similar toFig. 4 of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates a bath tub of the type provided with a rolledrim. The device comprises a partition 2 and a securing bar 3. Thepartition 2 is of a size to fit within the tub and to conform to theoutline thereof so as to cause its lower and vertical edges to engagewith the bottom and sides of the tub. A yieldable edge 4 is fitted tothe bottom and sides of the partition and insures a close joint with thecor-.

responding parts of the tub to prevent the escape of water from one sideof the partition to the other. The yieldable edge 4 is Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application flied September 8, 1911.

ng, forming a part of the specificationbFigure 1 is a perspective RBaten n,-.. 8,' 9. Serial 30,647,854. i

to be made either of rubber or pneumatic flexible tube, suflicientlyyielda-ble to conform to the outline of the tub to insure a close joint.The partition may be of" any material, either metal or wood, and" theyieldable edge 4 may "be secured in place:-

their lower ends to the. bar-fii-fiand their hooked ends are adapted toengageover the rim of the tub. "The book 6 has an inner 7 extension 7,which engages under the roll at i the upper edge of the tub, thereby:'reventing vertical. displacement of the ho'o or the "A cast-off 8ishing'edly connected .tothe hooked :end of bottom and'si'des of thetub; and to enable" the device being easily andquickly placed inposition the projection-9 formed by the hinge joint springing under therolled rim of'thetub to hold the book 5 in place, thereby preventing'casual upward movement of the bar 3L The cast-ofi 8 isadapted to extendbeneath the rolled rim of the tub and to engagegaiside I of the tub,thereby'being out of the way.:'; An

extension 10 of the 'cast-ofi": overhangs-{the rolled rim of the tub andis adapted *to operate through a slot formed in the hook 5.. Whenpulling outward upon the lower end of the cast-ofi 8 the extensionl'O'is caused to bear against the rolled rim of the tub,

thereby springing the projection 9 ffrom1be neath the lower edgeofthe-rolled rim and lifting the hook 5 upward and startingthe partitionwhich may be easily removed.

After the hook-5 has been disengaged from the rolled rim of the tub thepartition'may be lifted at one end, whereby the book 6 may be easilydisengaged from the rolled rim of the tub to admit of the partitionbeing lifted from the tub to be laid aside or to be.

adjusted to a new position as required.

Guide means is provided between the securing bar and the partition tohold the latarms 11 have outer extensions 13 which on upper portions ofeach 'pair of arms-11 and are adapted to engage the upper edge of thepartition 2 whereby the latter maybe forcily moved downward'after thesecuring bar 3 has been fastened to insure a, close joint between thepartition and the tub. For convenience of turning the eccentrics 14finger pieces are attached to extensions of one of the journals. 1

When a part of the bath tub is required to be partitioned off to suitany condition the securin bar 3 is placed imposition'and made fastyaengagingithe hooks 5 and 6 beneath the rolled rimof the" tub, afterenables any'part'of'the tub to be partitioned;

which the eccentrics 1-4: are turned to press thepartition downward tocause the yieldable edge Lthereof to make a close joint with the bottomand sidesof the t b, This as so that economy in the use of water may beattained while the :;tub is; adapted for bathing children, the feet, orforindulging in a sitz-bath When it isrequired to move the partition theeccentrics 14 are turned to; relieve the-pressure upon the partition,after "which the cast-ofl 8' is, operated to release the ,hOOk 5 whenthe end [of the partition corresponding to the position of the hook5-isli the rolled rim 0 the tub so that-the partition and securing barmay be lifted from the tub. o

From the foregoing connection with the accompanying drawing, theadvantages of the constructionandof themethod of operation will bereadily ap-Y parent to those skilled in the art to whichthe inventionappertains, andwhile I have described the principle of-operationof theed, thereb releasing the hook 6 from description, vtaken in invention,together with the device which I now considen'to be the embodimentthereof, I desire, to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of the claim appended hereto. a

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the partition 2 is solid,preferablyi of; wood, and has a: pneumatic-;. edge-. P, thelatterconsistfi ing oiatube seated-in a groove' formed inthe edgeofthe,partition. I 7

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed as new, is I 1Meansfor partitioning abath. tub having 9. rolled r-im, the sameconsisting of a bar to extend, across the tub, ahookpivottally connectedto onev end of the'r bar oand having an inner extension to engage, underthe rim of the tub, asecondhoo pivotally connected to the oppositeend ofthebaroand having outer ,end longitudinally slotted, a castoffpivotally' connected to the slotted end of ,the hook and having anextensionto operate ,through the slotted endof the, hook I to engagentherim of the tub, the. hinge be-

